Animal of the Week- Vaquita

Animal of the Week- Vaquita

Aiyana Lampert

  • Most endangered marine animal
  • World’s smallest porpoise
  • Typically travel in groups of 2
  • Very skilled swimmers 
  • They use echolocation 
  • Very shy animals 
  • Rarely seen at the surface 
  • Discovered in 1958 

https://porpoise.org/knowledge-base/can-save-vaquita-porpoise/

https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/the-vaquita-5-facts-about-the-most-endangered-marine-mammal#:~:text=The%20world’s%20smallest%20porpoise%2C%20vaqu

       Some ways we can help: Shop for sustainable seafood, Donate to conservation efforts, Sign petitions against the catching of Vaquitas, and avoid Mexican shrimp.